Blake Wesley (basketball)

About

Blake Carrington Wesley (born March 16, 2003) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Wesley played for James Whitcomb Riley High School in South Bend, Indiana. As a junior, he averaged 26 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. In his senior season, Wesley averaged 27.1 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game, leading Riley to the Class 4A sectional title. He was named to the Indiana All-Star team.
Wesley was a consensus four-star recruit. On November 20, 2020, he committed to playing college basketball for Notre Dame, choosing the Fighting Irish over offers from Creighton, Kansas State, Louisville, Maryland, Purdue and Xavier.

Wesley had an immediate impact during his freshman season at Notre Dame, and analysts began to consider him a first-round 2022 NBA draft prospect. In his college debut on November 13, 2021, he scored 21 points in a 68–52 win over Cal State Northridge. On November 29, 2021, Wesley scored a career-high 24 points in an 82–72 loss to Illinois. He was named to the Second…